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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
WASHINGTON.

Ex-senator THURMAN has been paying
a visit to the president at Oak View
TuE Comptroller of the Currency has
declared general divident of rs per cent
IN favor of the creditors of the first
National Baak of Livingston, NJ. T., on
claims proved amounting TO $2S,350.
BUDS were opened to-day by the Super
vising Archetect of the Treasury for the
extension of the Federal building at
Peoria, Ill. The bidders we're as follows:
Driscoll, Washington, $41 800; Jobst
Bros, Peoria, $29,4S1; Rice q Bassett,
Chicago, S31,39S.
GRAVE fears ae entertained for the
safety of the United States revenue cut
ter Bear, which was on duty in Behring
Sea, protecting the fisheries. The steam
err has not been heard from for some time
and as she was leaking badly at the time
she cleared from Ounalaska, it is thought
she has been lost.
A oURr-MARrIAL will probably be or
dered in the case of Colonel w. w. Burns,
United States army, stationed at Cover
nor's Island. New York harbor, who il
accused by brother officer of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman"
GEORGE W. JULTAN, surveyor general of
New Mexico in his annual report declares
that not less than 100000 acres of pub
lie land in that territory have been fraud
lleuly appropriated He denounces the
Max well land grant as a colossal steGl.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has appointed a
board of officers to examine the plans
submitted by an English ship building
firm for the construction of one of
the war-vessels authorized by the last con
gress.
Mrs. r. d. Murray, wife of Dr. Murray
of the United States Marine Hospital
Service, died at Biloxi, Miss, Tuesday
No intercourse is permitted between the
quarantine station and the main land
and the afflicted family Is isolated from
relations.
CAPT. SHEHHEBD, commanding the rev
enue cutter Rush, reports TO the treasury
department the seizure of an American
and three British schooners for taking
seals in the Behring Sea contrary to law
The vessels were all sent to Sitks, Alaska
and turned over to the United States mar
shall for prosecution.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
FOREIGN.

IL the pope viii! consent TO accept them
he will receive costly jubilee gifts from
the king and other members OF the Italian
royal family.
A GREAT fire occurred yesterday in
Scutari, on the Asiatic side of the Bos-
phorus, opposite Constantinople. Hun
dreds of buildings were destroyed
NJ. 5ENoT, professor in the lyceum at
Nancy, France, has been arrested at Al
shoe Lorraine on suspicion OF being a
spy. He is in prison pending an inquiry.
AN attempt was made to blow up a
bridge at Emmy, ireland, with dynamite,
but no serious damage resulted. The
town hall at Crushen, County Cork, was
also fired into, but no one was injured.
RUMoB was current at Glasgow, that
the yacht Thistle, which sailed from that
port for New York July %, had been lost.
The owners discredited the report, and
said that the Thistle might not reach
New York before next Wednesday, or
later, owing to the cutting down of her
rig.
PRINCE FERDINAND had a cordial wei
come at Rustchuk. The town was
brilliantly Illuminated in his honor, and
a banquet was rendered to him, at which
he made at address in the Bulgarian
language. His movements are being
closely watched by the diplomates ard
sovereigns of Europe.
The Moscow Gazette urges the Ru ssian
Government to act with vigor in regard to
Bulgaria. The occupation of Bulgaria is
needless as yet, it says, but Turkey should
be held responsible for the violation of
the Berlin treaty, and threatened with
the occupation of Trebizonde and
Erzeroum unless order be restored In
Bulgaria.
A BLUE book on the Afghan frontier
negotiation has just been issued. 1t
shows that the fral settlement is based on
equal and mutual concessions on the part
of Russia and Afghanistan. The latter
comedies a rather larger area'of territory,
but the land is valueless, while the Russian
concession will be the source of a small
income TO Afghanistan.
THE Bulgarian government is advised
by its representative at Constantinople
that the porte recognizes Prince Ferdi-
nand's election, but that the sultan, not
having been asked to consent to the
princes acceptance, will maintain its
present attitude for a time. The porte
has sent circular to the powers asking
advice as 10 its policy il tna premises.
AT banquet rendered him by the gar
rison at TIrnova, Prince Ferdinand pledg-
ed himself to preserve intact everything
with which the name of Prince Alexander
was connected,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
A:Terrible Worm and Metaliyerous Moths,
The GenNeman's Magazine

Newspaper correspondents discover
wonderful things. Under the title of
London Gossip" tirst-class provincial
paper tells Hs that the greatest conster
nation prevailed some time ago among
the engineers employed on the rail
way at Hagen In consequence of continual
occurrence of accidents at the same place.
The German government directed an in
quiry, which, after the lapse of six months
revealed the mystery. A rail was taken
and broken and it was literally followed
out by thin gray worm, in which the
| qualification of railiverous was assigned
and by which name it is to be classed in
natural history. The worm is said to be
about two centimeters in length and of
the size of the prong of fork in circum-
ference The narrative proceeds quite
seriously, describing the color of the worm
and two little glands on its head, "flled
with corrosive secretion, which is elected
every ten minutes upon the iron. This
/ liquid renders the iron soft and spongy
and of the color of rust, and it is then
greedily deyoured by the insect The
authority of an official report and OF the
French institute are given in support OF
/ these and other statements, such as that
. this creature for Its size is one of the
most voracious kind, for it has devoured
| thirty-six kilogrammes of rail (seYenty-
\ nine pounds in a fortnight"
/ The same veracious correspondent
proceeds to tell Us that mot very long a
/ great sensation was created by a report
sent in to the Royal society of gngt or
moth which similarly devoured the lead
/ Of London clsterns, and that the subject
/ will no doubt now be discussed with re-
1 doubled yigos since the discovery of the
railway pest We are further told that
I specimens OF the iron thus attacked
/ have been sent to all the learned bodies
( of London and Paris The writer of
this veraeious history must be greatly
disgusted with the negligence of the secre-
taries and councils of the Learned bodies
who hase failed to publish in their trans
actions any account of these wonderful
animals. or to acknowledge the receipt
Of the specimens.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
sMAsn-ur ON THE nALrIMoEE AND.
A Mammoth Turtle
Jacksonville, Fla NeNs-Hefl'

Jacksonville, ltla.l NeNs'i'''@
While the steamer Flora Temp
cruising near the snapper banla \
day. about Is miles off shore cap
calm Broward observed an lmuslS,'
object floating on the surface n, Y.
water. Upon approaching it ne ne. a |,
ed that it was an immense turtle
sort, which was lazily sleeping o. !
face of the water. The captain
a harpoon, and when near nv
dsxterously threw the weapon ~ 4,
ceeded in fixing it firmly IN vac IT.. \
the monster. 1t was found lnPv,,''
raise this mountain OF flesh 10 III y.
of the boat, so the captain Az ".
hawser to the harPoon, ana a., :.
tow. brought it up 10 the Guy, n I,
at Decottes' work yard about Nv NM
when the huge object wa .s IN.
upon the shore, where its gTes' -
attracted a large crowd that . l-
wonder upon the strange yls''. -,
weight of the captains ca'c ~ h
iously estimated to be from ~. al
pounds; it measured across ~. NV.
limbs fully eight feet two .p n b.
the end of the nose 10 the l lP,e n
and perhaps eight feet in oi''. /. to-
The captain called his eaten .l.i,sa
but the News Herald man idsaa a, 4 !
a peculiarly splendid sF t-i I5+
trunk or leathery turtle spar ...ss,b.,.
This great sea denizen , iI
gulf stream along the A'la Wv s
and elsewhere. 1t does no' - In.
but is covered With a leather I. /. b.
seven longitudinal ridges. ! y L Z q
est OF the turtle tribe, anu
as food.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

desperate bare kDuckle prize fight near
Toms Run, Pa, Sunday night, for $500 a
side. The mill was witnessed by eight
cen persons, consisted of three rounds,
lasted eight minutes, and was ended by
Mace being knocked over the ropes.
SAMUEL RANDALL, living near Harrods-
burg, KY, Sunday threatened to murder
his wife, who fed TO the church for pro-
rection. As she was about to enter the
sacred portals Randall fired, and the wo
man fell mortally wounded. The hus-
band fed, but the worshipers suspended
services, organized into huating party,
and captured the murderer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
The Sultan
From the Epoch

The Sultan OF Turkey IS IS years old,
about the Medium height with dark hair
and eyes, swarthy omplexion prominent
nose and slender figure The lower part
of his face is covered by a ft.ll, black
beard. H. j. not handsome, but has an
intelligent expression. He is progressive
for a Turk, and wishes to introduce some
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

poet says: But stoop and kiss her
slyly behind the apple tree He you'll
find good deal better location for kiss
ing her right under The nose.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
The Chicago Express on y.
Wayne Road Derailed y...
Bayard, o.
A Colored Porter Crushed ;. ,
and Four Passengers Ser.,..
Injured.
Four Train Men Fatally HIM.
Wreck on the Baltimore o.,
Ohio.

PITTSBURGH, August l9.-AboB, !.
this morning the through EN-.
which left Chicago at BIZ ~.
afternoon over the Fort VS.
Chicago Railway was wrecked i, >
Ohio, on the Pittsburgh and ny
Road, about eighty-one mile. ~''
Pittsburgh. When the train ~ ~
Alliance, Ohio, it was found ina, a.
Wayne Road was obstructed nv, !
wreck some miles east of Allia1cs ~
train was ordered around by tbeCls'.
and Pittsburgh Road. The t,';,
made up of three baggage and 49,,
cars, one smoker, one passepgs, |.
two Chicago sleepers and Tole3oS
ing car. called the Topic vb5i1
attached to the rear of the train
After leaving Alliance, the t,,,
proceeding at the rate of thilt7 ma.
hour. AS it swung around sbs,r
near Bayard, the rails sp~aad. and 4.
ledo sleeper was deraill I, falling \,
side. The two Chicago sleeper
jumped the track, but after runlip,,
ly three hundred yards they were 4
on again and escaped injury. WssI
crash came the porter, o. Warns,
the forward platform and jumped
got off on the wrong side of the ca
when it fell over on its side was
under it. Fortunately there vs,
three passengers and the aagmsec|
sleeper, and in the meantime tier
being tossed about the car like bail
all seriously hurt.
When the train stopped, the psas
and train men rushed back to al
what damage had been done. The n
were speedily removed from the tn
no trace of the porter could be fou,l
was not until nearly an hour ai.1
that a hand was seen projecting a
the wreck of the sleeper. Work vi
mediately commenced, and the ed
and mangled body was found
casualties we're as follows.
o. Warner, eolored porter Piitsl
Pa, crushed to death.
j. L. Maloney, Detroit, badly cu
face, head and breast. Believed d
fatally injured.
w. H. Denniston, Pittsburgh,
cut and bruised; very weak bu; viAH
ably recover.
George d. Lawson, Washington v
badly cut about the head, neck andb1
VIII recover.
W. A. Mccoy, Pittsburgh, bruised
injured internally. Very seriou;
The passengers in the other &;
were badly shaken up, but susiain'1
serious injuries.
The injured were taken to Il
Bayard, and placed in care Of ta' |
pany's physicians, and the tran
on to Pittsburgh, arriving three
late.
SMASH UP ON THE BALTIMORE AND
BALTIMORE, August ia coin"
Cured last night on the Baltlmc'
Ohio Railroad by one of the es''a1
freight trains running into the II
another freight train, by which 's''1
cars we're wrecked. The collision
about three miles west of Elflcoa
on the main stem, near Hollihs'
ton. A train of colored ezcuia'|
from Harper Ferry were dslSn'1
the track until this morning. lh'
neer and conductor of one OF 'as
were seriously, and it is believed y
injured. The firemen are also P'1
fatally hurt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

A Michigan man owns = t,,.
which has been known 80, 5ssf
planks of a ceiling fifteen r n,t IS I
floor of his stall. be CO.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

"You are weak, said s-ps
son when he remons' - il
marrying again. ~ csat
plied. Il am so weak tha'
step father.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

A procession is passing al0I 5oos
A LADY, should Ike ~ .xrs-.
dead :" Gentleman "A L'''
sand he saws nothing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
Uealtbv Stomach

Is a blessing for which thousands OF our dyspep-
tic countrymen and women sigh in vain, and to
obtain which swallow much medicine unayaiiing-
IT, For no ailmeut-pr obably-are there So many
alleged remedies as for dyspepsia. The man Of
hlitnbug IS constantly glutted with the dollars
ana dimes Of those who resort 70 one noStrum
after another in the vain hope Of obtaining RE-
Iaf AT least from this veNati0us and obstinate
mniadv Experience indicates Hostetiers Stom-
ach Bitters as means OF eradicating dyspepsia,
IN which n firm reliance can be placed No rem
a.l,- mas in three decades and over established
Slrh a reputation none has received such I'M
qualified professional sanction IL is an admir-
abie invirorant because 1t enrlches the blood
anu not only this, but it thoroughly regulates
HE bowels kidneys aud bladder. The nervous
SYMPTOMS are usually relieved by the medicine
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

Rev. Jasper-"Yes; Use Pf'''
mel now Bre'r Randolph. .rt
Randolph-"How mucn
TO dat." ,,.ag.
Randolph-"Fore de Lo'o.
per, amt dat berry poor by Il 81
Rev. Jasper-"Y -e-e-s, o laIna.
poor preschin', Bre'r hanoo.f
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25

TIM steamer st. Paul has arrived from
Bohring sea at SanlFrancisoo, ana reports
that great fears are expressed in Ouna-
laska for the safety of the revenue CATER
Bear, commanded by Capt. Maclay. In
the opinion of many it is doubtful if she
ever returns to 0unalsska, from which
port she sailed June 20. The Bear has
acquired great celebrity from her having
been one of the Greedy relief ships She
left her h6rbor early in the spring with
orders TO look after the Arctic fleet of
whalers, but soon after arriving at Ouna.
laska she sprung a bad leak near her bow,
and water pour into her hold. Capt.
MRclay remained az Ounalaska in the
early days of June and for ten days re.
pairs we're made She sprang a leak
again, however, but it was determined to
60 north anyway, and to beach for re,
pans, If possible. When she sailed she
was aking, and men had to be kept az
the pumps. 1t is said she was in no con-
dition to proceed north and battle with
the ice, aud grave te6rs are felt for her.
The season has been late ana cold beyond
precedent, and ice is further down in tire
Behring sea than ever before. Up TO
August nothing had been heard of the
steamer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-25
Naeistrate-"It's sic or thirty days

Magistrate-"It' Sic or thirty days
Uncle RastEs. You can take your choice =
Uncle RastUs after some contemplation
Well, 70 Elm gimme De money, san.
The night Waterman awoke when the
roof fell in. says coutiagratiou. dis
patch, II It we're not for the wakeful-
ness OF night watchmen grea' deal Of
property would be destroyed
Eyes" sighed the young wife, ~ mar.
ried paragraphist, an wish hadu :. !
"Whyt' asked her friend. Because be
reads all his work to ms before he puts
il in the paper.
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DIRECTORY
oY RELIABLE
DIFNI>st.ax

me Dyeesory Aekoo Of raidJ1 AMI o,
business houses, gicing their bcasGs svvs
esness Hi3 oe Joundr ery useful as a .osy,-
yrgerenee for Information rolaase I ~
ma al the different branches Of 6man,
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How Russians Make Tea.

"This IL Russian samOvar, - sail the
head 81 the Russian department M Tiff
fany's In answer to n question. This is
the last we have. We did not import any
more this season. People in this country
don't know how 10 use them. They i'm
agine that a samova is to make tea in;
whereas tea in Russia-where tea is made
in pcrfection-is always made in an
earthen teapot.
"The samovar ought TO be engraved on
the Russian coat OF arms. Every Rus
sian, from the peasant to the car, has a
samovar, but the samovar is only TO heat
the water for the tea. This center tube
you notice. n he continued. removing the
cover. "whcn in use should be filed with
lighted charcoal. / usually advise per-
sons to start the charcoal in the range
and put it lighted in the samovar tube.
The space around this tube Is filed with
cold water, the safrovar is placed on the
table. and i'm afcw moments the water be
gins 10 boil. Russian ladies' always pre-
pare their tea themselves at the table. An
carthen teapot. with a small box contain
ing tea. is always placed beside the lady
at the head Of the table. She first turns
Il lllAAt IUlAAiiA ndNtA III Nv A'tlFN ~ h'''
il; then she turns this out and puts IN the
tea. She turns boiling water over it and
instantly turns this Quit is merely to
wash tie dust Off the tea. This done, she
turns OH the tea sufficient water 10 make it
quite strong, covers it with a napkin, and
leaves it for a few moments to draw.
Then she fills each tea glass partly full Of
this strong tea and fills it up with boiling
water from the samovar, regulating the
strength OF the glass Of tea TO the taste Of
the person 10 whom it is served.
Russians do not drink strong tea. All
tea is served 10 thin glasses set In metal
frames, like Turkish coffee cups. A tea
glass and holder is a popular gift from a
lady to a gentleman. Water that has
boiled over fifteen minutes is considered
unfit to make tea. All tea is served boil
ing hot. Cold tea is an abomination. 1t
is not known in Russia New York
Tribune.
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In RECENT of $40 a week.

Now, it stands TO reasOn that If a stem
ographer or type writer is worth 50 a
week this year she ought to be worth $40
a week next year, and ii seems to Inc that
any conslderate employer would recognize
the enormous improvement in the work
done, and On the general principle Of
equity and honesty see that the compensa-
ton was also increased.
The moment a girl finds herself in the
regular receipt Of $40 a week, where does
she stand?
She has a certain income of $500 a year,
which is at least $50 more than the
average clergyman, in this country or any
other country, receives. She has as big
pay as tbree-ffths Of the bookkeepers in
the big commercial houses Of New York.
Her income is quite as large as thousands
Of statesmen and clerks upon whom are
dependent families, and il, as many OF
them do, she becomes so expert, and
therefore so useful, | might almost say so
necessary 10 her employers success, and
assuredly TO his comfort, as TO earl Slj a
week, she has it in her power to defy the
world. TO dress well, TO stint herself In
nothing that one in her position should
need or dcsire.-Joe Howard In New York
Graphic.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Reported by G. w. Branch Il Co. bankers
and brokers. No. ILL Main street.
New York stock Market.

EtFlEN.
New YORK, December 2S.-lhe mar
ket to-day has been affected poth
foreign and domestic by unfavorsble re-
| ports. The early cables announced the
death of Emperor William. This was
| afterwards denied, and the latest Berlin
dispatches do not corroborate the report
Of his death, yet as he is very old II can
be expected at any time. In consequ
ence OF this report Americans in London
and on the continent were weak ana
lower, and final cables showed a dechn-
ing tendency. This, however, did not
affect our market as much as specials
from Philadelphia stating the keadlng
employees would again strike to-day: In
report was this afternoon that Port Rich
mond men began to side track the trains
AS they came in, and at > o'clock seven
trains had been side-tracked, and suspen-
sion Of other work was not denied.
Every effort has been used TO concilate
their employees to make a good showing
for the fiscal year. OF course this will
have a bad effect on the price OF It's
stock, and depress the rest OF the market
This has nothing to do with the miners
demands which remains yet to be settled.
The trading in other stocks presented no
feature on account Of the storm, and the
wires worked bad and Western news was
limited. The close was tie lowest OF the
day. Bonds dull.
Money 4@I.
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tendent and financial agent, and the OIL
GERS and managers are Of the most earnest
and efficient men i'm the two cities. Re
ligious services Will be conducted by
different ministers, but the priests, rabbis
and doctors Of every faith viii be warmly
welcomed and given every access to the
bedsides Of patients who desire their
ministrations. The system Of endowing
beds in perpctuity has been extensively
adopted. and the charitable who have
means will be interested In knowing that
a donation Of $1,000 will endow one bed
in perpctuity-that is. the returns on that
amount as the managers viii invest 1t viii
maintain one patient for all time.
The hospital stands just west Of Pros
pect park. the grounds consisting OF the
block between Sixth and Seventh streets
and Seventh and Eighth avenues, 200 by
COG feet. The main building is 100 IL by
% feet in extent, with a tower projecting
10 feet-of brick trimmed with New Jersey
free stone. The side buildings or pavilions
r each 60 by $50 feet. and the wards in
them are each So 10y s. feet and 10 feet
HIGH. In tine easements OF all the build
incs are the best arrangements for heat
ing and ventilation, aud all the appliances
for Light. air and comfort are first class.
As the first Of q series Of Methodist hos
pitfalls. the public viii certainly appreciate
a fun account Of this structure.
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Little Johrny's Composition.

Gees Kisses, but ducks quacks, and
wen Frankly, that's the baby, is painfe in
his lap he hollers, but the lion roars like
distant thunder and makes the welkon
wiring
Uncle Ned, witch has ben in Injy, and
evry were, he says one mite a lion come
out of the woods and went &c his correl
for TO eat his cattle. Uncle Ned he got
up and looked In the correl thru a crack
the lion shode his teeth, and Uncle Ned
sed, ''The idiot thinks ! am a dentist, bu
I haven't no time for to tend TO him. lie
send for the lion tanner for to quell him
with his San Francisco Examiner.
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paul's Episcopal church, at his house and
in the most private manne OF course
society is greatly agitated by the fact that
the marriage was SO very private; but Il
is charitably attributed to the fact that
Mai. Mclbourne's limited fortune did
not Justify q swell affair. The lady is
an attractive blonde, native Of Missouri,
from which state her father came into the
government service. His two daughters,
Blanche and Salomc, both pretty and
stylish, soon attracted attention and
shone in Washington society. They went
TO New York at one time, tried the oper-
attic stage and then Miss Blanche went
abroad and married n wealthy English
man named Stone. Miss Sal0ne was
taken into New York society, c~haperoned
by Mrs. Paran Stevens, and soon fasci-
mated Mr.. Wall. The marriage was
nominally a surprise TO the lady's par
ents. The couple met by appointment at
the st. James hotel in Baltimore, and, after
some unusual difficulties in securing the
license, the man with seventeen trunks
and 100 suits was married in his travel.
ing dress. OF course there is inuch specu'
lation as TO his future, but IL is only
speculation, and the public is sufficiently
well informed as to his gorgeous past.